1 An introduction to DuckDB
This chapter covers
- Why DuckDB, a single node in-memory database, emerged in the era of big data
- DuckDB’s capabilities
- How DuckDB works and fits into your data pipeline
We’re excited that you’ve picked up this book and are ready to learn about a technology that seems to go against the grain of everything that we’ve learned about big data systems over the last decade. We’ve had a lot of fun using DuckDB, and we hope you will be as enthused as we are after reading this book. This book’s approach to teaching is hands-on, concise, and fast paced and will include lots of code examples.
After reading the book, you should be able to use DuckDB to analyze tabular data in a variety of formats. You will also have ...
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